Three friends ate at a restaurant. They ordered nachos for $17.95 and jalapeno poppers. Each friend paid $8.94, not including sales tax or tip, which was one third of the total. Determine the cost of the jalapeno poppers.

Question

$26.82
$17.74
$8.87
$5.98

Answer 1

To find out the cost of the jalapeno poppers, we need to subtract the cost of the nachos from the total amount that each friend paid.

The total amount that each friend paid is $8.94, and since the tip and sales tax are one third of the total amount, the actual cost of the meal is $8.94 * 3 = $26.82.

Therefore, the cost of the nachos is $17.95.

To find the cost of the jalapeno poppers, we subtract the cost of the nachos from the total cost of the meal: $26.82 - $17.95 = $8.87.

Therefore, the cost of the jalapeno poppers is $8.87.

So, the correct answer is $8.87.